These very scarce medals were awarded to German combatants fighting with Franco's Nationalist forces against the Republican Loyalists during the Spanish Civil war
This can-shaped launcher would be attached to the muzzle of the rifle and a gas check disc was screwed onto the base of the grenade before the grenade was placed in the launcher
so is very easy to detect using a mine detector
Three basic variations of this musket evolved
a small “bird” from a Luftwaffe rank tab
Original German WWII Rare Kriegsmarine Navy Deutsches Afrika Korps DAK M41 Field Cap - Made from Italian Fabric Original Display Machine Guns These very scarce medals wereOriginal Item: Only One Available. In late 1940, with the impending German entrance into the North African campaign, tropical uniforms headgear and equipment were quickly developed and issued in time for DAK, Deutsches Afrika Korps, (German Africa Corps), personnels arrival in Tripoli in February 1941. This is a lovely example of a "unit tailor made" or "locally made" M41 field cap, made from Italian fabric, which was available at the time. Also,